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posted Apr 14, 2025 10:19:32 PM

In California what qualifies as the primary residence for a college student?

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Expert Alumni
Apr 15, 2025 7:43:02 AM

The state in which the Taxpayers that claims the student lives if the student is a dependent.

If you are a dependent student and your parents claim you, your primary residence is that state your parents live in. 

 

If you are not a dependent, it is the state in which you live.